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Bill would let retailers keep invoices three years instead of monthly reporting for out‑of‑state direct sales
Summary
The Senate Labor and Business Committee on Feb. 20 held a public hearing on Senate Bill 871, a technical OLCC bill that would require retail licensees to retain invoices for alcoholic beverage deliveries for three years rather than mandating monthly direct‑to‑retailer reports.
The Senate Labor and Business Committee held a public hearing Feb. 20 on Senate Bill 871, carried by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, which would require OLCC retail licensees to maintain invoices of alcoholic beverage deliveries for three years rather than forcing monthly reporting for out‑of‑state direct-to-retailer shipments.
Rosie Shatkin, government relations director for the OLCC, told the committee the change responds to House Bill 2013 (the 2023 act creating a direct‑to‑retailer permit) and seeks to remove a reporting disparity that has discouraged retailers from participating in direct shipments from out‑of‑state manufacturers. Under the proposal, retailers must retain invoices for three years and make them available to the agency as needed rather than submitting monthly DTR reports.
Shatkin said the bill aligns state recordkeeping with federal requirements and with the treatment of in‑state suppliers, and that the change would reduce the administrative burden on retailers and on OLCC enforcement. Committee members asked whether the monthly reporting would be replaced by an audit function; Shatkin said records would be retained and provided to OLCC on request, and that retailers would still be required to submit reports when audited.
Supporters urged the committee to adopt the measure as a “simple fix” to an inequity for out‑of‑state suppliers. No formal vote was taken at the hearing.
